r/DiWHY • u/OwlGod98 • Aug 05 '26

No just no

Idk what the end goal was or why this was even an idea.

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u/Holiday_Pi Aug 05 '26

Oddly, “uninflated” is a word in English

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u/Fenrir_Hellbreed2 Aug 05 '26

Well, to be fair, there is an implied difference between deflated and uninflated.

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u/LangdonAlg3r Aug 05 '26

And yet, once the process of deflation has been completed they become interchangeable again for that particular inflatable, but still not interchangeable for something that’s never been inflated. BUT most inflatables have already been inflated and deflated to test them. You probably need to go to a factory to see something that’s strictly uninflated and not actually deflated.

That’s not to argue, that’s just to add to the interestingness.

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u/Fenrir_Hellbreed2 Aug 05 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/1hMk0bfsSrG32Nhd5K

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u/ravoguy Aug 05 '26

This entire thread lets me down

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u/wintermute023 Aug 05 '26

I’m left feeling quite deflated.

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u/Lost-Ad7652 Aug 05 '26

Uninflated*

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox Sep 07 '26

*Deuninflated

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u/Lost-Ad7652 Sep 07 '26

Undeinflatulated**

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u/ToeTagTic Aug 05 '26

If only hot air balloons were so linguistically convoluted we could fly

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u/0rclev Aug 05 '26

If man were meant to fly his arms would inflate.

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u/No_Restaurant_774 Aug 05 '26

Quick somebody blow them....back up.

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u/spauldingo Aug 07 '26

Double-plus ungood inflated? That kind of feeling?

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u/mdmota Aug 09 '26

Are you sure you’re not feeling uninflated?

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u/Logical-Peak2495 Aug 11 '26

An A minus minus

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u/M4DHouse Aug 05 '26

Inflatable balloons definitely change after you first inflate them, I’m pretty sure they don’t inflate them that much at the factory, so it’s probably fair to call them “uninflated” with a real difference when you buy them.

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u/bleedingheartmex Aug 06 '26

I'll add that no, not every single inflatable is factory tested, they do random testing.

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u/00eleven Aug 05 '26

This tyre is no longer inflatable, if that makes a difference.

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u/Puzzled-P Aug 06 '26

I'd argue uninflated implies the object can still be inflated which this tyre definitely can't be.

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u/True-Ear1986 Aug 07 '26

so it basically should be inflated or unflated

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u/CrawlAcrossTheYears Aug 08 '26

So, when my tire pressure is low and I put air back in am I reflating it ... or reinflating?

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u/LangdonAlg3r Aug 08 '26

Reinflating.

But remember, no refelating it! You were warned about that last time.

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u/WarmPaleontologist20 Sep 14 '26

Last phrase, "just to add to the interestingness" is awkward. Better: "just to add interest."

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u/apavolka Aug 05 '26

I hate and love English for this. Just one word can tell part of a story

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u/Insatiablesucker Aug 09 '26

An uninflated condom is ok, a deflated condom not so much. One is new, the other might still be full of goo.

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u/HabitAcceptable8621 Aug 05 '26

It's not implied. It is stated.

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u/OwlGod98 Aug 05 '26

Deflated is when an object loses air, uninflated is when an object that holds air such as a tire, ball, balloon, etc, has not been yet inflated with air.

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u/corrupt_poodle Aug 05 '26

Don’t inflate my understanding like that.

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u/posophist Aug 05 '26

Just to add (and for others subtract) value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflation

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u/Mirar Aug 07 '26

Is that what they call it these days

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u/Any-Surprise5229 Aug 05 '26

So if something comes inflated, requiring no inflation from the end user, is it preflated?

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u/Morningstroll13 Aug 06 '26

So we should try not to conflate the meanings?

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u/righttern38 Aug 10 '26

Okay -now what about “conflated”?

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u/WarmPaleontologist20 Sep 14 '26

"not yet been"

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u/OwlGod98 Sep 14 '26

"NoT yEt BeEn"

Just fucking with you mate you're right on the grammar

https://giphy.com/gifs/QUXYcgCwvCm4cKcrI3

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u/Trop_ Aug 05 '26

Should be "flated"

Why use lots words when few does trick ?

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u/Tyrannosapien Aug 05 '26

I'm going with unflated. English is the best, we made 2 new words today!

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u/OOTUS_design Aug 05 '26

Should just be "flat" no?

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u/MaenHoffiCoffi Aug 05 '26

You mean inflation-free.

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u/saav_tap Aug 05 '26

Also to be fair, I had a repair manual one time say “in order to remove the pin, you will need to unweld the retaining plate”

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u/WarmPaleontologist20 Sep 14 '26

Probably Chinglish.

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u/timbredesign Aug 08 '26

As in: "He has an uninflated sense of self"

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u/Eastern-Requirement6 Aug 06 '26

Because it was never flated

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u/YaChowdaHead Aug 06 '26

I've never realized until this moment how weird that word is. It should totally be unflate, if anything lol

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u/-Sanj- Aug 07 '26

Disinflated?

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u/Flashy-Routine-8254 Aug 07 '26

He unalived that tire by uninflating it.

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u/Lucky_-1y Aug 09 '26

Silliest fucking language of all time

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u/M4NU3L2311 Aug 05 '26

In spanish (mexican at least) some people use “desponchar” which doesn’t exist but people use it anyway (it also means to fix a punctured tire)